So much for swimming in the Ocean around here! Ocean Shores is on the north side of Gray's Harbor
OCEAN SHORES , WA
While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish,
this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15 minutes
before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew
members to slip a rope a round it's tail !!! And that's when the shit hit the fan!!.
The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water
at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern
and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out
of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned.
She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current
into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 degree water is considered
ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.
Ocean Shores, Washington, is just an hour or so from Longview, Washington . Longview is north of Portland, 45 miles.
Normally we don't see these little fish up here. Wanna take a swim?
